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Methods: A single-center retrospective chart review was conducted for twenty patients (n = 10 ERAS, n = 10 non-ERAS) undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy from 2014\u20132024. Results: ERAS patients were generally younger at the time of surgery (ERAS: 4.25 \u00b1 2.76 months vs. non-ERAS: 6.45 \u00b1 6.78 months, p = 0.17). Postoperative length of stay was shorter in ERAS (1.77 \u00b1 0.60 days) vs. non-ERAS patients (5.25 \u00b1 3.79 days, p = 0.03) as well as chest tube duration (ERAS: 1.44 \u00b1 0.73 days vs. non-ERAS 3.64 \u00b1 2.38 days, p = 0.01). ERAS patients received lower amounts of opioid analgesics compared to non-ERAS (p = 0.0046). Use of the ERAS protocol also decreased cost for the healthcare system compared to non-ERAS patients (p = 0.0037). ERAS patients had no reintubations or prolonged air leaks (defined as &gt;48 h), compared to four reintubations (p = 0.04) and three prolonged air leaks (p = 0.07) in the non-ERAS group. Crucially, there were no complications in the ERAS group, whereas five non-ERAS patients experienced Clavien\u2013Dindo level III (one IIIa, two IIIb, two IVa) complications (p = 0.02). Conclusions: Our preliminary findings demonstrate the successful integration of a novel ERAS protocol in pediatric thoracoscopic lobectomies and its efficacy in reducing standard post-operative recovery times without an increased rate of complications. Earlier discharge in the ERAS group constitutes less healthcare burden with improved resource utilization and less family, work, and social disruption.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12121658","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]],"date-time":"2025-12-08T08:21:43Z","timestamp":1765182103000},"page":"1658","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Pediatric Lung Resection: Effects of a New Protocol"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5489-4335","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew J.","family":"Behrmann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth A.","family":"Shumway","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-8230-5711","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brooklyn","family":"Campbell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5180-0993","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cannon","family":"Dew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-3860-6819","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tara","family":"Kempker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Peuterbaugh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8386-7918","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Venkataraman","family":"Ramachandran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8655-0948","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yousef","family":"El-Gohary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed I.","family":"Marwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Congenital lung malformations","volume":"9","author":"Pederiva","year":"2023","journal-title":"Nat. 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